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PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 6:36 pm
User avatarGlass CrankerJoined: Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:14 pmPosts: 220Location: SW Minneapolis
Last week, Theodore Wirth Parkway just north of 394:



This week, Luce Line Trail in Schaper Park


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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 12:10 am
User avatarDoes this bike make my tires look fat?Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:18 pmPosts: 660Location: Audubon Park
Oh snap



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:59 pm
User avatarGlass CrankerJoined: Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:14 pmPosts: 220Location: SW Minneapolis
This little lady was basking on the Luce Line high on the hill west of Schaper Park last week, probably 100 yards as the turtle crawls from the little pond at the bottom of the hill, It's unusual for a spiny softshell turtle to be that far away from water. She was trapped on the wrong side of the fence, so we moved her to a safer place.



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:05 pm
User avatarNever got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:37 pmPosts: 786Location: Your mom's house
Fanatic wrote:
This little lady was basking on the Luce Line high on the hill west of Schaper Park last week, probably 100 yards as the turtle crawls from the little pond at the bottom of the hill, It's unusual for a spiny softshell turtle to be that far away from water. She was trapped on the wrong side of the fence, so we moved her to a safer place.



Thanks for the photo, i've yet to see one in the wild



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:40 pm
User avatarDoes this bike make my tires look fat?Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:18 pmPosts: 660Location: Audubon Park
Those fuckers are mean and fast. One chased a friend of mine.



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:13 am
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FreeRangeZombie wrote:
Thanks for the photo, i've yet to see one in the wild


I've seen one once in the wild.

Weirdest thing. It looks like a turtle that's melted.



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:17 pm
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This little lady ...



It looks like a giant tick...



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:38 pm
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Last week this rangy coyote greeted me at the rail crossing just inside ST Louis park, just west of Whole Foods




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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:59 am
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nice snap.
i saw a coyote pup for the first time along the trail that runs alongside hwy 55 near the cold spring.


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:39 pm
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This deer did not seem to mind me biking by. Earlier this week I saw two fawns in this same spot.

Edit: Quite often on my commute to work, I will hear a rooster crowing near Lake Josephine.
Today (7/14) while riding on the Gateway Trail, I heard a cow mooing from a nearby farm.



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:54 pm
User avatarIn a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:25 amPosts: 2948Location: Roseville
This falcon (or hawk) was using a puddle on the MDT as a birdbath.



He flew away as I approached and landed on the fence.



As I went by, he just stared at me.




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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:09 pm
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A very common bird (broad wing) to the region, but lovely to see in a close proximity all the same.

Great experience :)you I'm jealous



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:10 pm
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biker7 wrote:
This falcon (or hawk) was using a puddle on the MDT as a birdbath.



Puddle <3 bird.



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:23 pm
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Yes, indeed. The puddle is shaped like a heart. :)



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:58 pm
User avatarIn a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:25 amPosts: 2948Location: Roseville
As I approached the Gateway Trail today I saw a deer walking down the trail.
It looked at me as I got my phone out to take a picture and then stepped off the trail.
I managed to catch a glimpse of it in the frame below.




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